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Happy Birthday, Louis Armstrong: What a Wonderful World
Happy Birthday, Louis Armstrong: What a Wonderful World

Celebrating a timeless voice with a timely message.

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Beauchamping: Simple Design for a Better World
Beauchamping: Simple Design for a Better World

Transcending self-judgement, or what getting away has to do with being fully present.

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Before Walt Disney: 5 Animations by Early Cinema Pioneers
Before Walt Disney: 5 Animations by Early Cinema Pioneers

What a shape-shifting egg has to do with racehorses and the science of facial expressions.

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The Sorcerers & Their Apprentices: The Untold Story of MIT Media Lab
The Sorcerers & Their Apprentices: The Untold Story of MIT Media Lab

What jazz-playing robots have to do with intelligent cars, the future of reading and augmented intuition.

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Live Now: Existential Affirmation by Design
Live Now: Existential Affirmation by Design

Publishing’s most positive tear sheets, or how a placemat can change your whole outlook on the day.

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A Field Guide to the North American Family: A Meditation on Humanness
A Field Guide to the North American Family: A Meditation on Humanness

A poetic reflection on the human condition, or what fiscal responsibility has to do with freedom.

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Spomenik: Eerie Retrofuturistic Monuments of the Eastern Bloc
Spomenik: Eerie Retrofuturistic Monuments of the Eastern Bloc

The ghosts of communism, or what alien architecture has to do with societal memory and Serbia’s mountains.

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5 Fantastic Daily Email Newsletters for a Better Life
5 Fantastic Daily Email Newsletters for a Better Life

What world peace has to do with dog soap and why everything you knew about baby carrots is wrong.

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Summer Reading List: 10 Essential Books for Cognitive Sunshine
Summer Reading List: 10 Essential Books for Cognitive Sunshine

The history and future of the Internet, algorithms vs. curators, reinventing education, and how to live with optimism.

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Happy Birthday, Frank Capra: 5 Essential Films
Happy Birthday, Frank Capra: 5 Essential Films

What war propaganda has to do with vintage Hollywood romance and the American political process.

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